We had a lovely "all request" practice this week, guided by the principles of Sthira and Sukkha. By developing a peaceful steadiness and resolve (physically, emotionally, spiritually), we can expand out from this place of solidarity, gaining lightness and freedom.
Just like a bulb has to root down through the earth to absorb the nutrients to bloom gloriously, we require both to flourish in our practice and our daily lives!
Envision your breath navigating through your body in each of these poses, and ask how to invite more solidarity, how to draw in more...in order to expand that wonderfully out!
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Warmups: Soft gaze, warm with breath
Seated Shoulder work,make sure to root down through firm foundation!
-inhale ears up to shoulders, exhale drape head long, shoulders drape down spine, feel breath all the way down into root of belly
-grab wrist with opposite finger/thumb, shine to opp side seated, opening side body
-hands up, interlace fingers, bend elbows towards nape of neck, breath into mid-back big expansion!
Table-with cats/cows
-hand up to sky, breath into both sides of back
-thread R hand behind L wrist, rest on R shoulder for 5 breaths, repeat on opposite side
Surya Namaskar (see january for full description) x 3
Surya Namaskar with lunges, then another surya namaskar with quad stretch:
-R knee forward in lunge, left knee down, grab L foot into quad stretch, vinyasa, repeat on opp side
Aparighrasana-gate pose
Vinyasa
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (revolved extended side angle) do twice for 5 breaths each on each side.
Vinyasa
Backbend sequence: bhujangasana (cobra), salabhasana (locust), dhanurasana (bow) x 2, one more dhanurasana with parsva dhanurasana (coming to one shoulder, resting on side)
Balasana (childs pose)
Paschimottanasana (seated forward fold)
Janu sirsasana (one leg forward fold)
Ardha Matsyendrasana (twist, half lord of the fishes)
Jathara Parivartanasana (supine twist with knees bent)
Savasana...delish.
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